Correspondence between J.R.R. Tolkien, the Registry University of Oxford and King Edward VI School, Birmingham, relating to
Tolkien’s tenure as school governor

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Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7556, fols. 104-109Title: Correspondence between J.R.R. Tolkien, the Registry University of Oxford and King Edward VI School, Birmingham, relating to
Tolkien’s tenure as school governorDates of Creation: 1937-1940Extent: 6 leavesLanguage(s) of Material: English

Biographical/Historical

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist and university professor. Details are given in the
Dictionary of National Biography.

Scope and Content

Correspondence between J.R.R. Tolkien, the Registry University of Oxford and King Edward VI School, Birmingham, relating to
Tolkien’s tenure as school governor, 1937-1940.